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expected value
noun
Definition of EXPECTED VALUE
1
: the sum of the values of a random variable with each value multiplied by its probability of occurrence
2
: the integral of the product of a probability density function of a continuous random variable and the random variable itself when taken over all possible values of the variable
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1915
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